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Why the Filipino elite revile Willie Revillame

By James Cordova Sat, Apr 16, 2011 10:18AM UTC View Comments

You must be up to here with all the posts I’ve published on the controversy in the Philippines involving the popular and much hated TV host Willie Revillame. There are other things going on in my country, true, but Revillame and what he did to that child continues to generate buzz. Yesterday, the country’s largest...

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‘Willing Willie’ and the attack of the social media mob

By James Cordova Thu, Apr 14, 2011 7:45AM UTC View Comments

Leonard de Vera, the lawyer of Philippine TV show host Willie Revillame, has a point. Why did government agencies and everyone else rush to judge the host, accusing him of abusing six-year-old Janjan on his show, when 1) they did not bother to get the side of Revillame or Janjan and his parents and 2)...

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Why did Willing Willie’s go-go dancing boy cry?

By James Cordova Wed, Apr 13, 2011 4:59AM UTC View Comments

The controversy surrounding Philippine television game show host Willie Revillame and the go-go dancing boy named Jan-jan is not about to go away soon. The main reason for this is that – this sordid episode offers so much opportunity for the Philippine television industry to correct itself and grow more responsible. But before we can...

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Controversial game show goes off air – temporarily

By Tonyo Cruz Sat, Apr 09, 2011 3:32AM UTC View Comments

A defiant Willie Revillame on Friday announced that TV5′s flagship program Willing Willie will go off the air for two weeks, as protests rage over an episode which many view as a case of child abuse. In remarks broadcast over TV5, Revillame insists he did not do anything wrong, and vowed to “file charges” against...

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Child abuse furor rages as Willing Willie loses Unilever

By Tonyo Cruz Fri, Apr 08, 2011 6:01PM UTC View Comments

Multinational company Unilever today announced it is withdrawing its advertising placements in the controversial television game program Willing Willie and other reality TV shows. Willing Willie, a flagship program on TV5, caught the ire of the public over its March 12 episode featuring Jan-jan, a six-year old contestant, who was made to dance provocatively. Concerned...

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